Manufacturing facilities in North Carolina
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Mecklenburg894Guilford706Wake605Catawba406Forsyth324Gaston266Durham262Buncombe260All 100 counties
Mecklenburg 894Guilford 706Wake 605Catawba 406Forsyth 324Gaston 266Durham 262Buncombe 260Iredell 256Davidson 246Randolph 245Union 213Rowan 182Cabarrus 173New Hanover 168Alamance 147Caldwell 145Burke 144Cleveland 138Cumberland 130Surry 126Henderson 121Pitt 108Johnston 107Wilson 103Rockingham 101Wilkes 95Nash 95Lee 91Lincoln 88Stanly 88Rutherford 84Moore 82Chatham 82Robeson 82Wayne 79Brunswick 73Alexander 73Granville 72McDowell 68Harnett 67Lenoir 59Duplin 58Montgomery 55Davie 55Beaufort 55Craven 55Franklin 54Orange 54Sampson 53Onslow 51Carteret 51Richmond 50Edgecombe 47Vance 46Bladen 46Halifax 44Columbus 40Scotland 40Yadkin 39Watauga 38Haywood 36Pender 31Transylvania 30Pasquotank 29Hertford 27Anson 26Macon 26Chowan 24Hoke 24Ashe 24Person 24Cherokee 23Stokes 22Polk 19Washington 19Northampton 19Currituck 16Martin 16Mitchell 15Dare 15Warren 13Bertie 12Caswell 12Madison 12Alleghany 11Jackson 11Yancey 11Avery 10Clay 9Greene 9Swain 9Pamlico 8Jones 7Gates 3Tyrrell 3Perquimans 3Hyde 3Graham 3Camden 1
Biggest cities
Charlotte750Greensboro381Raleigh288High Point266Winston Salem238Durham236Hickory189Wilmington163Monroe151Statesville142Gastonia136Concord132
Federal labor statistics counted at least 11,479 manufacturing establishments in North Carolina in 2024, employing about 465,132 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 9,964, about 87% of that figure.